Is the evolution of football research really important?

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Liz and LauraEllen question whether the evolution of football research is really important or not. Hint: it is. LauraEllen goes on another (humorous) tangent about research methods. Liz brings a rational approach. Together, they discuss how the evolution of soccer research informs future research.

Link to article: Evolution of football as a research subject, Kirkendall, 2020

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Welcome to Soccer Better – Season 3. We are Liz and LauraEllen. Liz is a lawyer and LauraEllen is a scientist. We decided to put our training to good use by delving deeper into the analytical side of all things football. In each episode we discuss a piece of football or sports research. Join us to discover how we can all improve football.

Football verb (sok-er): to play, support, or pursue the beautiful game. When we think analytically, we realize that there are many ways to improve football. We are Liz and LauraEllen. We have way too many years of graduate school and are diving in to learn more about the analytical side of the beautiful game. Don’t forget to go follow us on Twitter @BGNSoccerBetter.

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